Scheduling blog posts

Set blog posts to automatically publish at specific days and times.

Last updated March 20, 2024

You can schedule blog posts and podcasts episodes to automatically publish at a specific day and time in the future. Scheduled posts display the date you choose as the publication date, regardless of when you create them.

Tip

To change the publication date of a blog post to a date in the past, visit Changing blog post publication dates.

Schedule a blog post

To set a blog post to automatically publish later:

  1. When you're done editing a post, hover over Publish, and select Schedule...
  2. Choose a publication date. Use the slider to choose a specific time.
  3. Click Schedule.

You can also schedule the post in the post settings:

  1. When you're done editing the post, click the-gear-icon in the top-right corner.
  2. Click Content, click Status, then click Scheduled.
  3. Choose a publication date from the calendar and a time on the slider.
  4. Click Back, then click Save.
  5. Hover over Publish and select Schedule.
  1. When you're done editing a post, in the Blog Post Editor, click Draft.
  2. Select Scheduled.
  3. Click the date next to Publish.
  4. Choose a publication date and time. You can also use the slider to publish the post in a specified number of days from now.
  5. Click Save.
  1. When you're done editing a post, tap Done, then tap Save Changes.
  2. Tap ... next to the post title.
  3. Tap Page Settings or Settings, then tap Post Status.
  4. Tap Scheduled, then choose a publication date. Use the slider to set a specific time.
  5. Tap Back to return to the previous screen, then tap Save.

You can also set an existing draft to schedule:

  1. Tap the post, then tap ....
  2. Tap Page Settings or Settings, then tap Post Status.
  3. Tap Scheduled, then choose a publication date. Use the slider to set a specific time.
  4. Tap Back to return to the previous screen, then tap Save.

To schedule a post using the mobile editor:

  1. When you're done editing a new post, tap Done.
  2. Tap Schedule and select a date and time.
  3. Tap Schedule post.

After scheduling the post, it'll automatically publish to your site on the scheduled date.

Watch a video

This video applies to version 7.0.

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